Robotics Engineer Salary in San Francisco

Robotics Engineer jobs in San Francisco hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $228,951/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Built Robotics

builtrobotics.com
builtrobotics.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Industrial Robotics · Construction Management Software · 51-200 employees · Est. 2016 · Trust B · Hiring 7
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Industrial Robotics · Construction Management Software · 51-200 employees · Est. 2016 · Trust B · Hiring 7
Built Robotics retrofits heavy construction equipment with sensors and control software so excavators and piling rigs can operate autonomously. Its Exosystem installs onto standard machines, letting a contractor keep the fleet it already owns. The technology is used to dig trenches and drive foundation piles for solar farms.
Noah Ready-Campbell · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Forest Baskett · Director
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Open 168 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 5 months ago Long shot · 5%

Hardware Engineer

$120k – $175k per year · Equity · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Junior
Python
DevOps
Linux
Robotics
ROS
Design
SolidWorks
Fusion 360
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Open 352 daysVerified live · 7 min ago Visa sponsor 11 months ago Long shot · 7%

Robot Production Lead

$75k – $100k per year · Equity · Lead · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
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Deft AI

deftai.co
deftai.co · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Industrial Robotics · Humanoid Robots · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 9
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Industrial Robotics · Humanoid Robots · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 9
Deft AI is a robotics company that deploys wheeled humanoid robots at automotive and electronics manufacturers and their tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers. Its job ads cover robot autonomy, SLAM, controls, mechanical and electrical design and research scientist roles. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 195 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 6 months ago Long shot · 5%

Machine Learning Engineer

$150k – $200k per year · Equity · Middle · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Master's Degree · Full-Time · Middle
Reinforcement Learning
Ray
Vision-Language-Action
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Machine Learning
Robotics
Reinforcement Learning
Imitation Learning
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Open 196 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 6 months ago Long shot · 3%

Mechanical Engineer Intern (Spring-Summer 2026)

$40k – $110k per year · Intern · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Internship · Intern
MATLAB
Python
SpaceTech
GD&T
FMEA
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Open 196 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 6 months ago Long shot · 6%

Senior Electrical Design Engineer

$120k – $250k per year · Senior · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Senior
C++
C
MATLAB
Python
C
Embedded C
Robotics
EtherCAT
CANopen
Chips/EDA
KiCad
Energy
Battery Management Systems
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Juul Labs

juullabs.com
juullabs.com · HQ: Washington, United States · Tobacco, Vapes & Smoking Accessories · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2007 · Hiring 8, 2 new
HQ: Washington, United States · Tobacco, Vapes & Smoking Accessories · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2007 · Hiring 8, 2 new
To transition the world's billion adult smokers away from combustible cigarettes, eliminate their use, and combat underage usage of our products.
Tyler Goldman · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Vittal Kadapakkam · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Elaine Paik · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Tyler Mace · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Open 197 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 6 months ago Long shot · 12%

Senior Mechatronics Engineer

$165k – $227k per year · Senior · 7+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Bachelor's Degree · Senior
Rust
Python
DevOps
Linux
Design
SolidWorks
Fusion 360
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bytecode.news

bytecode.news
bytecode.news · San Francisco · Milan · Detroit · Padua · Chiasso · Trust B · Hiring 7
San Francisco · Milan · Detroit · Padua · Chiasso · Trust B · Hiring 7
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Open 203 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 6 months ago Long shot · 4%

Applied Robotics Engineer - San Francisco (CA)

≈ $119k – $287k per year (Estimated) · Equity · In office (San Francisco, United States) · English
Inverse Kinematics
Design
SolidWorks
AutoCAD
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Inspiredhr

inspiredhr.ca
inspiredhr.ca · San Francisco · Vancouver · Toronto · Calgary · San Mateo · Trust B · Hiring 32, 2 new
San Francisco · Vancouver · Toronto · Calgary · San Mateo · Trust B · Hiring 32, 2 new
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 210 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 6 months ago Long shot · 5%

Field Instrumentation Technician

≈ $48k – $84k per year (Estimated) · Junior · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
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Orchard

orchard-robotics.com
orchard-robotics.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · AgTech · Agriculture AI · Est. 2022 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 25
HQ: San Francisco, United States · AgTech · Agriculture AI · Est. 2022 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 25
Orchard is an agricultural technology company developing AI-driven automation for farms, using field-deployed systems and software to monitor and manage specialty crops such as orchards and vineyards. It runs field operations in California wine regions including Napa and Santa Rosa and sells to growers in the United States and abroad, including New Zealand. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
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Open 228 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 7 months ago Long shot · 6%

Senior Robotics Software Engineer (Perception & Localization)

$150k – $250k per year · Senior · 4+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, Seattle, United States) · Full-Time · Senior
C++
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Robotics
Localization
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Open 229 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 7 months ago Long shot · 3%

Robotics Software Engineer (Perception & Localization)

$130k – $190k per year · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, Seattle, United States) · Full-Time · Junior
C++
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Robotics
Localization
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Open 520 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 1 year ago Long shot · 3%

Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer

$135k – $175k per year · Junior · 1+ year exp · Hybrid (San Francisco, Seattle, United States) · Full-Time · Junior
C++
Python
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
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FS Studio

fsstudio.com
fsstudio.com · HQ: Broomfield, United States · Robotic Software & Control Systems · Simulation & Digital Twin Software · 51-200 employees · Est. 2011 · Trust B · Hiring 6
HQ: Broomfield, United States · Robotic Software & Control Systems · Simulation & Digital Twin Software · 51-200 employees · Est. 2011 · Trust B · Hiring 6
FS Studio builds simulation infrastructure for robotics, including synthetic data systems and digital twin platforms for physical AI teams. It also runs a robotics and AI data collection project that uses robot teleoperators and hires software engineers and designers. The company is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 243 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 7%

Robot TeleOperator Team Lead

≈ $102k – $247k per year (Estimated) · Lead · 3+ years exp · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
Human-in-the-Loop
DevOps
Incident Management
Robotics
Teleoperation
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bot.co · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Robotics AI · Domestic & Household Robotics · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 5
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Robotics AI · Domestic & Household Robotics · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 5
The Bot Company is a robotics start-up that is building a helpful household robot for every home. Its team of engineers, designers and operators comes from companies such as Tesla, Cruise, OpenAI and Google. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
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Open 245 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

Machine Learning: Whole-Body Control

$200k – $350k per year · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Rust
C++
Python
AI/ML
CUDA
OpenAI
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Robotics
MuJoCo
Isaac Lab
Sim-to-Real
Isaac Sim
Reinforcement Learning
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Open 245 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

Machine Learning: Multimodal Foundation Models

$200k – $350k per year · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Rust
C++
Python
AI/ML
Reinforcement Learning
Multimodal AI
Post-training
Edge AI
OpenAI
LLM
Machine Learning
Robotics
Reinforcement Learning
+3
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Open 245 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago Long shot · 4%

Machine Learning: World Models

$200k – $350k per year · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time
Rust
C++
Python
AI/ML
World Models
OpenAI
Machine Learning
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Cobalt Robotics

cobaltrobotics.com
cobaltrobotics.com · HQ: Palo Alto, United States · Video Surveillance · Security & Surveillance Robotics · 51-200 employees · Est. 2016 · Trust B · Hiring 7
HQ: Palo Alto, United States · Video Surveillance · Security & Surveillance Robotics · 51-200 employees · Est. 2016 · Trust B · Hiring 7
Cobalt Robotics is a security technology company whose Cobalt Monitoring Intelligence platform combines AI with trained human specialists for round-the-clock monitoring of cameras, alarms, access control and autonomous security robots. It hires physical security specialists, reserve engineers and software engineers in several states. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States.
Travis Deyle · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Erik Schluntz · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Alfred Lin · Director
Roy Bahat · Director
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Open 261 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 8 months ago Long shot · 5%

Reserve Engineer (On-site) - San Francisco, CA

≈ $89k – $209k per year (Estimated) · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Relocation · Associate's Degree · Contractor
Machine Learning
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Moonlake AI

moonlakeai.com
moonlakeai.com · HQ: San Francisco, United States · Generative 3D · Foundation Models · 201-500 employees · Est. 2025 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 8
HQ: San Francisco, United States · Generative 3D · Foundation Models · 201-500 employees · Est. 2025 · Startup · Trust B · Hiring 8
Moonlake AI is a frontier AI lab building interactive world models and simulation infrastructure for physical AI, embodied AI, robotics and gaming. Its systems generate, simulate and reason over 3D environments, and the company hires members of technical staff for model training, simulation and product engineering. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Open 310 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 10 months ago Long shot · 11%

Member of Technical Staff - Robotics Researcher

≈ $209k – $392k per year (Estimated) · Staff+ · In office (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
Python
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
Synthetic Data
World Models
Physical AI
Embodied AI
Machine Learning
Robotics
Gazebo
Isaac Sim
MuJoCo
Sim-to-Real
Digital Twin
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Dapster

dapster.ai
dapster.ai · HQ: Palo Alto, United States · Logistics & Warehouse Robotics · 1-10 employees · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
HQ: Palo Alto, United States · Logistics & Warehouse Robotics · 1-10 employees · Likely startup · Trust B · Hiring 4
Dapster is an early-stage robotics start-up that builds hardware and software for physically demanding warehouse work such as truck unloading. It has deployed in a Fortune 100 warehouse and hires lead hardware, embedded software and robotics software engineers and field application engineers. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States.
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Open 1110 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsor 3 years ago Long shot · 7%

Lead Robotics Software Engineer

≈ $164k – $333k per year (Estimated) · Lead · 5+ years exp · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
C++
Python
AI/ML
OpenCV
Computer Vision
DevOps
Linux
Robotics
MoveIt
Motion Planning
ROS
Isaac Sim
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Open 1110 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsor 3 years ago Long shot · 7%

Lead Embedded System Software Engineer

≈ $144k – $296k per year (Estimated) · Lead · 5+ years exp · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
C++
Python
DevOps
Wi-Fi
Linux
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Open 1111 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago Visa sponsor 3 years ago Long shot · 7%

Lead Hardware Engineer

≈ $167k – $310k per year (Estimated) · Lead · Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) · Full-Time · Staff
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Robotics Engineer Salary in San Francisco
Frequently asked questions
How many Robotics Engineer jobs in San Francisco are available on Alion?
There are currently 141 active listings from 65 hiring companies on Alion, refreshed daily.
What salary do Robotics Engineer jobs in San Francisco pay?
The average salary is around $228,951 per year based on the current listings.
Are remote options available for Robotics Engineer jobs in San Francisco?
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